Norman Orlando Bucher1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19882, (1880 - 1935)
FatherCharles Bucher3 ( - bef 1934)
MotherAnnie Shultz3

Key Events:

Birth: 11 Sep 1880, Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania4,5,6,7
Marriage: 17 Oct 1908, Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, McEwensville, Pennsylvania, Mary Idella Bressler (2 Apr 1890 - 17 Dec 1961)8,9
Death: 5 Nov 1935, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania3
Burial: 7 Nov 1935, Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Pennsylvania3

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Narrative:

     Norman Orlando Bucher was born on 11 Sep 1880 in Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania.4,5,6,7
     Norman enlisted in the U.S. Army on 17 Apr 1899 at Milton, Pennsylvania, and was assigned to Troop L, 5th Cavalry, as a private. He served in Puerto Rico from 2 May 1899 until 7 Aug 1900.10,11 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, serving as a private at Port Mayaguez.2
     Norman was stationed at Ft. Myer, Washington, from 7 Aug 1900 to 10 Mar 1901, then in the Philippines from 18 Mar 1901 until 27 Apr 1902.12 He was discharged at the expiration of his enlistment on 2 May 1902, at Angel Island, California, with a rating of "excellent."13
     Norman married Mary Idella Bressler, daughter of Ferdinand B. Bressler and Hannah C. Newman, on 17 Oct 1908 in Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, McEwensville, Pennsylvania.8,9
     Norman and Mary appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 425 Columbia Ave., enumerated 22 Apr 1910, reporting they were renting their home.14
     Norman registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 423 Shakespeare Ave., Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, reporting he was employed as a machinist by the Milton Manufacturing Co.1
     Norman and Mary appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 423 Shakespeare Ave., enumerated 14 Jun 1920, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Margaret and Charles were listed as living with them.15
     Norman applied on 1 Jul 1926 for an "invalid" (disability) pension based on his service in the Spanish-American War. His pension was subsequently approved.16
     Norman and Mary appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 423 Shakespeare Ave., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $4,000. Their son Charles was listed as living with them.17
     He was a strander in a puddle mill in 1910, a wagon driver in a coal yard by 1920, and was working in an iron mill by 1930.18,19,20
     Norman applied for compensation for his service in the Spanish-American War on 8 Feb 1934, while living at 423 Shakespeare Ave., Milton. He was awarded $130 for 13 month's service on 31 Jul 1934 under the terms of the state of Pennsylvania compensation plan.12
     Norman died on 5 Nov 1935 in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at age 55.3 He was buried on 7 Nov 1935 in Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Pennsylvania.3

Children:
     Children with Mary Idella Bressler:

Citations

  1. [S5901] Norman Orlando Bucher, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S5903] Norman O. Bucher, 1900 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, Military and Naval, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
  3. [S5893] Norman O. Bucher, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S2680] Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, 1899, A to K, pg 95, no 2149, Norman O. Bucher, shows age 18 7/12 at enlistment 17 Apr 1899, town, and state.
  5. [S5903] Norman O. Bucher, 1900 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, Military and Naval, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, shows month and year, as 1882, age 18, and state.
  6. [S5901] Norman Orlando Bucher, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, as 11 Sep 1880.
  7. [S5893] Norman O. Bucher, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 13 Sep 1881.
  8. [S5906] Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church of McEwensville Register, transcription, pg 226, marriage of Norman Bucher and Mary Idella Bressler, shows date.
  9. [S5900] Norman O. Bucher household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows married one year.
  10. [S2680] Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, 1899, A to K, pg 95, no 2149, Norman O. Bucher, shows enlistment date and place, and unit.
  11. [S5904] Norman O. Bucher, Spanish American War Veteran's Compensation File, shows enlistment date and place, unit, rank, and first tour.
  12. [S5904] Norman O. Bucher, Spanish American War Veteran's Compensation File.
  13. [S2680] Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, 1899, A to K, pg 95, no 2149, Norman O. Bucher.
  14. [S5900] Norman O. Bucher household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5892] Norman O. Bucher household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S5905] Norman O. Bucher, Organization Index to Pension Files.
  17. [S5899] Norman O. Bucher household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S5900] Norman O. Bucher household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as strander, industry as puddle mill.
  19. [S5892] Norman O. Bucher household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as wagon driver, industry as coal yard.
  20. [S5899] Norman O. Bucher household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as hookup, industry as iron mill.
  21. [S12742] Charles Edward Bucher, Certificate of Death.